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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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